Taxon:  Inga umbellifera (Vahl) Steud. ex DC.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
436432
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:432.  1825
Verified:
03/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa umbellifera Vahl

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Inga umbratica Poepp.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. León, J. 1966. Central American and West Indian species of Inga (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:345.
  2. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosson.w.Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaColón Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaPanamáalso San BlasPennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolívar Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaEl Beni Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaBoyacá Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSantander Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaVaupés Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Panama [Colón, Panamá (also San Blas)]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso (n.w.), Pará, Rondônia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Antioquia, Boyacá, Santander, Vaupés], Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza], Peru [Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, San Martín]

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=436432. Accessed 1 November 2026.